Obituaries

Helene Flossie Bumann, age 91, of Sturgis, passed away Monday afternoon, January 10, 2022 at Oaklawn Hospital in Marshall,. She was born January 11, 1930 in Sturgis, daughter of the late Peter and Emily (Eyester) Pappas. Mrs. Bumann was a lifelong Sturgis resident. On June 15, 1947 she married Albert Dale Bumann at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Sturgis by …

Dwight Russell Rice, age 69, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday morning, January 11, 2022 at his home. He was born December 2, 1952 in Sturgis, son of the late Russell M. and Betty (Johnson) Rice. Dwight was a longtime resident of Sturgis with the exception of living in Tucson, Arizona from 1967-1992. On February 16, 1975 he married JoAnn Adams …

David R Hibbs, age 73, of Three Rivers, died on Wednesday, January 5, 2022. Arrangements by Farrand Funeral Home.

Stanley Eugene Coats passed away December 29th, 2021 at Borgess Hospital in Kalamazo. He was born December 4th, 1943 at St. Joseph Hospital in Vassar, MI to parents, Isabelle Hanks and Clifford H. Coats. Stan was the youngest of fourteen children and graduated from Millington High. He joined the United States Air Force at age eighteen, completed training in Texas …

John A. Garcia, age 69, of Three Rivers, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2022 at Ascension Borgess Hospital. He was born December 14, 1952 in Harlingen, Texas, the son of Merced and Alicia (Parra) Garcia. The family came to Centreville in 1965, then moved to Three Rivers where he graduated with the Class of 1971. After high school John worked …

Constance K. Collins, age 75, of Three Rivers, passed away Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, at Borgess Hospital of Kalamazoo. She was born in Three Rivers on Nov. 8, 1946, the daughter of Roscoe and Joyce (Bitner) Longenecker. Constance attended Three Rivers High School. On Nov. 12, 1963, Constance was united in marriage to Larry Collins. She worked at Lasco and …

David Scott Deam, age 63, of Sturgis, passed away Monday afternoon, January 10, 2022 at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born January 27, 1958 in Sturgis, son of Vern and Roberta (Combs) Saddison. Dave was a lifelong Sturgis resident and a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1977. On August 25, 1984 he married Kim …

Donald A Shank, age 80, died on Sunday, January 9, 2022 at Spectrum Rehab in Grand Rapids surrounded by his Family and wife of 60 years following an extended illness. He was born on January 7, 1942 in Elkhart, the Son of Donald N and Fern (Bartmess) Shank. Resident of Grand Rapids since April 2021 coming from White Pigeon where …

Robert Michael Colpetzer, 76 years old of Rocky Top, TN passed away peacefully on Dec. 27, 2021. He was born Sept. 5, 1945 to Edward and Margaret (Morning) Colpetzer in Constantine. He graduated from Centreville High School in 1963 and attended Western Michigan University. After graduating in 1968 with a Masters Degree in Industrial Education, he moved to Waukegan, IL …

Randy Lee Swift, age 61, died on Sunday, January 9, 2022 in Three Rivers. In accordance with family wishes, cremation will be conducted, and no public services will be held at this time. Arrangements by Hohner Funeral Home.